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‘Not Welcome’: China’s ICBM Test Raised Alarms in the Pacific Islands
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Not Welcome’: China’s ICBM Test Raised Alarms in the Pacific Islands

The Diplomat  

In late September, China fired an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean between the northern islands of French Polynesia and the southern islands of Kiribati, highlighting its long-range nuclear capabilities and marking the first such test in more than 40 years. Just days before the ICBM test, Fiji published a foreign policy white paper that described a climate …

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South Korean military says the North appears poised to conduct nuclear and ICBM tests
1 month, 3 weeks ago

South Korean military says the North appears poised to conduct nuclear and ICBM tests

The Independent  

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‘Grave threat’: US, Japan, S Korea slam missile test by N Korea
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Grave threat’: US, Japan, S Korea slam missile test by N Korea

Al Jazeera  

US says commitment to security of South Korea and Japan is backed by ‘full range of capabilities, including nuclear’. Two days earlier, North Korea slammed a US plan to deploy nuclear submarines near the Korean Peninsula, warning that the move could “incite the worst crisis of nuclear conflict in practice”. On Thursday, North Korea’s United Nations ambassador, Kim Song, told …

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North Korea launches ICBM before South Korea-Japan summit
1 year, 9 months ago

North Korea launches ICBM before South Korea-Japan summit

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday just hours before the leaders of South Korea and Japan were to meet at a Tokyo summit expected to be overshadowed by North Korean nuclear threats. The North’s first ICBM test in a month and third weapons test this week also comes as South Korean and U.S. troops …

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US holds drills with Asian allies after North Korea’s ICBM launch
1 year, 10 months ago

US holds drills with Asian allies after North Korea’s ICBM launch

Al Jazeera  

Joint air exercises conducted after Pyongyang launches long-range ballistic missile into the sea off Japan. The United States has held air exercises with South Korea and Japan involving strategic bombers, a day after North Korea fired a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile. “ strengthened the combined operation capability and affirmed the United States’ ironclad commitment to the defence of the Korean …

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North Korea on a testing spree
2 years, 8 months ago

North Korea on a testing spree

The Hindu  

The North Korean government has been testing its medium- and long-range missiles with alarming regularity since the beginning of the year. The North Korean state news agency, KCNA, said the test was a “striking demonstration of the great military muscle” of the country. North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choe Soon-hue stated in response that the U.S. was peddling a “lunatic …

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North Korea has 'likely more in store' after missile test, need tougher UNSC sanctions, says US
2 years, 8 months ago

North Korea has 'likely more in store' after missile test, need tougher UNSC sanctions, says US

Firstpost  

Referring to the North’s recent launches as “increasingly dangerous provocations,” the United States on Friday called for a “resolution to update and strengthen the sanctions regime” against Pyongyang at the UN Security Council. Seoul: North Korea likely has “more in store” after successfully test-firing its largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile, a top US official said Friday, as Washington called for tougher …

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US focuses on ‘denuclearisation’ of North Korea as ICBMs loom
3 years, 9 months ago

US focuses on ‘denuclearisation’ of North Korea as ICBMs loom

Al Jazeera  

North Korea might begin flight testing an improved design for its intercontinental ballistic missiles “in the near future”, the head of the US military’s Northern Command said on Tuesday, a move that would sharply increase tensions between Pyongyang and Washington. “The North Korean regime has also indicated that it is no longer bound by the unilateral nuclear and ICBM testing …

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Pentagon shoots down mock intercontinental missile in sea-based test
4 years, 1 month ago

Pentagon shoots down mock intercontinental missile in sea-based test

LA Times  

In a first for the Pentagon’s push to develop defenses against intercontinental-range ballistic missiles capable of striking the United States, a missile interceptor launched from a U.S. Navy ship at sea hit and destroyed a mock ICBM in flight Tuesday, officials said. Although the current U.S. approach to missile defense is designed to protect the U.S. homeland against an ICBM …

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